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Join us every other week where we will be discussing the travel industry - turning ideas into itineraries. The podcast is hosted by two advisors, Andrea Meadows and Stephanie Blankenship, with the goal of bringing something valuable to every episode for both travelers and advisors (or those considering it). For content between episodes, find us on socials: Andrea: Unfiltered Travel Connections Stephanie: xoStephieNicole Host Agency: Travel Connections (Greenville, IL)

Each of the three seeds in this story - a cherry seed in the Middle East, an acacia seed in Australia, a lotus seed in Asia - survives a difficult journey through flood, fire, or drought, then sprouts (in the case of the lotus seed, a hundred years later) and flourishes. To author Stephie Morton, nature's powerful forces are a metaphor for the hardships faced by displaced children. Kids, like seeds, thrive when given a chance.